Cabinet construction



April 13, 1943.

l. 0. SMART CABINET CONSTRUCTION Filed March 17, 194

III/IIIIIIII t I I I I I I I I I I Patented A... 13, 1943 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE.- cAnmn'r ii fnuorion Irving 0. Smart, Portland, Maine 3Claims.

My present invention relates to a novel cabinet and particularly to thattype of cabinet in which objects are stored and brought into exposurewith the opening of the cabinet.

I have illustrated my invention as embodied in a cabinet for use instoring shoes and shoe cleaning and polishing materials, although itsadaptability to other uses will be apparent, since this embodiment of myinvention illustrates-the several problems generally involved.

In such cabinets, one of the problems is to mount the foot rest or otherobject in such a manner that it may be stored within the cabinet whennot in use and rigidly supported when in use in order to be capable ofwithstanding the weight of the object or the considerable weight towhich it may be subjected. When the foot rest or other object isexposed, it is also desirable, in general, to expose brushes, polishes,and the like, or other articles used with the object. In all cabinets,storage space, of course, is an important consideration.

In accordance with my invention, I provide a cabinet in which thedifiiculties inherent in present structures are avoided. I accomplishthis result by providing a cabinet, the cover for which is formed with asection rigidly attached to the cabinet and a hinged section that may beinverted on and supported by the rigid section. The foot rest or otherobject is mounted on the hinged section to be normally concealed withinthe cabinet but exposed when the hinged section is inverted. I

In my invention I also provide a vertical slide preferably locatedwithin the cabinet and this vertical slide is so connected to the hingedsection or to the object that the object and the slide are bothsimultaneously exposed.

In the drawing I have illustrated my invention as embodied in a shoecabinet from a consideration of which the novel features and advantagesof my invention will be apparent. In the drawing:

Fig. 1 is a. front view of the cabinet with the foot rest and verticalslide in exposed position.

Fig. 2 is a partly sectioned side view of the cabinet with the verticalslide and the foot rest in exposed position.

Fig. 3 is a view similar to Fig. 2, but with the slide and foot restconnected Within the cabinet.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view similar to Fig. l but with the cabinetshown open to show the storage compartments, and

Fig. 5 is a horizontal section of the cabinet as viewed along the line5-5, of Fig. 3.

I have indicated at l the side walls of my cabinet and at 2 the rearwall.- The front of the cabinet includes a drawer 3 above the door 4.The top or cover of the cabinet includes the section 5 rigidly attachedto and supported by the cabinet and the section 6 connected to thesection 5 by hinges I that permit the section 6 to be inverted to exposethe foot rest or other object 8 connected thereto and to be rigidlysupported by the rigid section 5. Preferably, the section 5 is ofsufiicient length to protrude beyond the front edge of the section 5.

As shown most clearly in Figs. 2 and 3, I provide a pair of guide rails9 adapted to hold the slide [0 in predetermined relation to one of thecabinet walls, preferably the rear or back wall 2. The slide l0 supportsbrushes H and cleaning or polishing containers indicated at l2.Preferably the foot rest or other object 8 is so disposed on the sectionB that its major axis is intersected by the slide [0 when exposed. Inaccordance with my invention, I interconnect the section 6 and the slideI0 so that the object 8 and the slide Ill may both be simultaneouslyexposed.

While any means may be employed to accomplish this result, I have shownin the drawin means by which the slide i0 is raised as the section 6 israised and inserted on the section 5.

To accomplish this result I employ an arm l3 pivotally connected to therear of the object 8 and to a second arm I 4 pivotally connected to theslide l0 and to a third arm l5 pivotally connected to the rigid top orcover section 5. By this construction, as the cover 6 is raised andinverted, the slide I0 is simultaneously carried vertically and broughtinto exposure. While the linkage may be located adjacent each of theside walls I, I prefer that the linkage be positioned midway of thewalls I.

Within the cabinet, I mount a plurality of shelves l8 establishing withtheir rear walls I! suitable storage compartments. In order that thecompartments may be of maximum size, I preferably provide a well l8 toaccommodate the linkage (see Figs. 2 and 3). The well I 8 establishes apartition for the compartments.

In accordance with my invention, attractive cabinets may be made thatpermit the advantages inherent in cabinets of the type discussed to befully realized.

What I therefore claim and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. A closed cabinet of the class described, comprising rectangular wallsdefining a chambered interior including a rear well-like portion havinga vertical slideway, a carrier slide reciprocable in said slideway, atop carried by said walls and including a, pair of sections dividedtransversely of said cabinet and on a line parallel to said reciprocableslide to form a fixed top portion and a movable Work support portionhinged thereto and closing the top of said rear slide well when foldeddown and supportable by the top of said fixed portion when reverselyfolded, and a pair of pivotally interconnected link-arms, one of saidlink-arms being pivotally supported by the fixed top member and theother of said arms being pivotally connected to said slide and a thirdlink arm pivotally connected to said other link arm and to said worksupport portion, whereby said top and slide alternately occupy the topof the well of said cabinet interior when the cabinet top is open andclosed.

2. A cabinet as in claim 1 in which the chambered interior is formedwith a link-receiving well vertically centrally between the side wallsand intersecting said carrier slide Well.

3. A cabinet as in claim 1 in which the interior is formed with alink-receiving well and the chambered interior in advance of said wellis formed as a shelved closet, said cabinet wall having a door forclosured access to said shelved closet.

IRVING 0. SMART.

